Eshre.com – Researchers have found an association between the B vitamin folic acid – found in leafy green vegetables, fruit and pulses (beans, chickpeas, lentils) – and levels of chromosomal abnormalities in men’s sperm. Men who consumed high levels of folate (found naturally in food) and/or folic acid (found in supplements) tended to have lower [...]

Natural spearmint infusion might inhibit male hormones, reducing libido in men but helping women reduce abnormal hair growth. Phytotherapy Research – Women with hirsutism grow hair on their faces, breasts and stomachs. The hair grows in this uncommon fashion because they have abnormally high levels of the ‘masculinising’ androgen hormones. Androgens travel around the body [...]

Vasectomy breeches the protective barrier between the blood and the testes, which may lead to anti-sperm antibodies that attack brain cells. Northwestern University – Researchers have discovered men with an unusual form of dementia have a higher rate of vasectomy than men the same age who are cognitively normal. The dementia is Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), [...]

The FDA has posted a new webpage in August 2006 with a readable and fairly comprehensive set of guidelines for selecting fish for safety and how to prepare it safely.  While this particular guidelines webpage does not offer a lot of details on omega-3 fatty acids, it is quite successful in its overview of the [...]